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In depth discussion of Essential Craftsman videos, related topics, and the spec house series. Also casual and deeper dive conversations with tradesmen, business owners, and lots of other experts across various areas of craftsmanship, hobby, and lifestyles.
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Thursday Mar 11, 2021
Thursday Mar 11, 2021
Nate and Scott interview Jason Fox from the YouTube channel Never Stop Building about his experiences in Japan learning about Japanese carpentry.
0:00 Intro
1:29 Hot tubs & filming
9:39 Japanese wood working
20:19 Internship in Japan
23:08 Desk job v hands on
24:48 Milling dreams
27:00 Port orford cedar
31:02 Jason at mill
36:15 Appreciating craftsmanship
38:42 Current project
Website: neverstopbuilding.com
YouTube channel: Never Stop Building
Hexagonal Hot Tub video: https://youtu.be/k0kuDdcejDI
Thursday Mar 04, 2021
Thursday Mar 04, 2021
Nate and Scott talk to John Blodgett about all things wood, including the management of our forests and the fires that ravaged the west coast of the United States in 2020.
0:00 intro
2:06 Johns mill
4:37 Who can order
7:00 2020 west coast fires
9:23 Close to home
11:45 Salvageable lumber
12:54 Business & termonology
18:43 Flooding the market
20:05 Trees 101
23:32 Logs are commodity
27:53 Record pricing
33:15 Supply & demand
36:02 Race to the bottom
40:22 Work allocation
46:53 Finger pointing
52:22 Trade offs
57:23 We The People
DCFP.com
https://vimeo.com/268878871
Thursday Feb 25, 2021
Thursday Feb 25, 2021
Nate interviews Radigan Carter, an individual investor who spent 10 years working on 5 continents in the military, private sector and government. He is interested in using his knowledge (he has a civil engineering degree) and extensive experience in building individual and generational wealth.
0:00 intro
2:57 Radigans background
5:13 Taliban truck bomb
7:04 A soldiers perspective
10:26 Comradery & craftsmanship
16:28 Natural gas
20:22 Hard work defined
26:12 China
33:44 Investing
48:02 Passive investing
52:00 An advantage
56:01 Peace of mind
58:44 Interest rates
1:06:52 Where to find Radigan
radigancarter.com
Twitter: @radigancarter
Thursday Feb 18, 2021
Thursday Feb 18, 2021
Nate discusses some of his recent favorites reads.
0:00 intro
:53 Killers of the Flower Moon
2:41 The Rational Optimist
5:45 Kodi
8:08 How to Fail at Almost Everything
10:42 Hobbit
12:25 The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F
15:45 Basic Economics
17:28 Water for Health, for Healing, for Life
17:45 How I found Freedom
Killers of the Flower Moon https://amzn.to/2ZpKYZD
The Rational Optimist https://amzn.to/3diAaV8
How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big https://amzn.to/3s4eroj
The Hobbit https://amzn.to/37nKibE
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fck https://amzn.to/3bebc6K
Basic Economics https://amzn.to/3u64YhN
Water for Health for healing for life https://amzn.to/3b7o5Q2
How I Found Freedom In An Unfree World https://amzn.to/3dhfVqT
Thursday Feb 11, 2021
Thursday Feb 11, 2021
Nate and Scott discuss the process of process of making lumber.
0:00 intro
:48 EC nervous
6:48 Sharpening
11:00 Bucking
17:40 Scaler
22:22 Wood quality
27:55 EC dad was scaler
30:48 Grading
32:48 Selection/sorting
35:30 Milling
37:25 Farmed
42:50 EC revisions
Thursday Feb 04, 2021
Thursday Feb 04, 2021
Nate has a discussion with Sam Holmes about his adventures in long distance sailing.
0:00 intro
2:25 How Sam got started
5:42 Maiden voyage
8:22 Prep work
10:40 Weather and waves
11:17 Night sailing
14:40 Port protocols
17:09 Sailing lifestyle
18:53 Mentors
21:30 Lessons learned
22:53 Disconnected during Covid
25:41 Repairs and maintenance
29:54 Future adventures
32:32 Filling time at sea
36:24 Eating while sailing
37:45 Long term goals
Find Sam: Instagram and YouTube: @Sam Holmes Sailing
Sam's YouTube video of sailing to Hawaii: https://youtu.be/yUi0gsxVHZM
Thursday Jan 28, 2021
Thursday Jan 28, 2021
Scott and Nate discuss Scott's time in the 80's and 90's doing pick up and piecework.
0:00 EC pick up experience
9:14 Pick up vs stacking
13:2 Negotiating price w foreman
15:01 Temporary work
17:31 Desert vs mountain
20:21 Lumber quality
22:33 Work quality
29:02 Spec pick up
32:02 Pick up on exterior
33:44 Spec inspection
36:46 Courtesy inspections
38:29 Spec timing
Thursday Jan 21, 2021
Thursday Jan 21, 2021
Scott and Nate answer FAQs about the spec house and answer the voicemail messages left from viewers.
0:00 EC Health
4:02 Spec FAQ
7:30 Voicemail
7:43 Andrew - allowable tolerances
11:13 Carlo - spec basement
12:24 Matt - spec on DVD
13:47 Dylan - what motivates EC
18:55 Chris - EC and God
20:30 John - EC and boots
23:38 Seth - working for friends
27:45 Kevin - EC and trade shows
29:45 Jared - project productivity
If you want to record a voicemail for EC, visit this link https://essentialcraftsman.com/podcast
Thursday Jan 14, 2021
Thursday Jan 14, 2021
Tom is metal worker and machinist currently working at the Lawrence Berkeley Lab with scientists and physicists developing and building machines to use in scientific research. Tom also has a YouTube channel Oxtoolco and is the author of several books about metal working.
0:00 intro
1:33 The machinist community
2:15 Machinist education
6:22 Tom's background
11:07 Clorox
12:20 Thrasher magazine
15:04 A great opportunity
19:37 Lawrence Berkeley lab
23:00 Physics & machinery
27:53 Tom becomes an author
32:15 Tom's YouTube channel
36:52 Where to find Tom
YouTube: OxToolCo
Instagram: oxtools
Books:
https://amzn.to/3njyjRz
Thursday Jan 07, 2021
Thursday Jan 07, 2021
Nate interviews Tim Uhler of Awesome Framers, located in Seattle WA. Tim was raised in the family construction business and runs a YouTube channel and the entertaining Instagram account @AwesomeFramers . He also a contributor to the Journal of Light Construction.
0:00 intro
1:06 Tim's background
5:50 How rain affects framing
8:50 Building seasons
9:45 OCB, plywood, zip
13:33 Finding updated materials
16:54 Tim's mentors
18:47 Hiring/keeping employees
21:08 Fun job sites
24:39 Bidding framing
29:03 Social media is a tool
37:00 On camera
39:45 Writing for JLC
44:38 Authentic footage
47:20 Framers and concrete
50:35 True Work clothing
57:36 Where to find Tim
pioneerbuildersonline.com
Instagram: @AwesomeFramers
YouTube: AwesomeFramers